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Jug: C.48-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

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Description

Late Medieval maiolica jug, painted in manganese and green with a shield on the front.

Pale buff earthenware. The interior and lower part are lead-glazed yellowish-brown; the base is unglazed, and the rest is tin-glazed beige. Painted in dark manganese and green.
Shape 11. Globular body with disk base, tall cylindrical neck, carinated rim, pinched spout and loop handle of D-section.
The front is decorated with a shield with a green edge charged with a fess cotised sable.

Notes

History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, part of lot 104; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950

Measurements and weight

Height: 17.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

13th Century
14th Century
Medieval
Circa 1275 CE - 1375 CE

Note

The restricted colour range, and the difficulty of knowing whether a fess or a fess cotised was intended, prevents a secure identification of the arms. A jug with a similar shield was excavated from butto B of the Palazzetto Faina in Orvieto.

School or Style

maiolica arcaica

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Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark manganese and copper-green)
Interior, Lower Part composed of lead-glaze
Exterior composed of tin-glaze
Body Diameter 10.6 cm
Base Diameter 8.0 cm
Handle To Spout Width 13.0 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with blue border

  • Text: 'WILLIAM RIDOUT COLLECTION' printed in blue, 'O/40' in blue-black ink
  • Method of creation: Printed in blue and inscribed in blue-black ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: brown tie-on

  • Text: 104/20
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in pencil
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.48-1991
Primary reference Number: 47461
Packing number: EURCER 904

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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